Meet Our Audiologists
Erica Hansen, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA, completed her Bachelors in Speech and Hearing Science at the University of Arizona and her Doctorate in Audiology from Central Michigan University. She has worked in a variety of settings including private practice, ENT, and hospital. Prior to joining the clinical faculty at the University of Arizona, Dr. Hansen lived and worked in New Zealand as a clinical audiologist and as a trainer for a hearing aid manufacturer. In addition, she taught online and in person for Northern Arizona University. She has an interest in philanthropy which has taken her on humanitarian audiology volunteer trips to Panama, Fiji, and Mexico. In 2014, she was selected as a member of the Jerger's Future Leaders of Audiology (JFLAC) class.
Tom Muller, AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA, is originally from Colorado, where received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1988. He then moved to Tucson and received his Master's degree from the University of Arizona in 1990 and ultimately his Doctorate of Audiology in 2002 from the Arizona School of Health Sciences. Dr. Muller was, for seven years, Director of the Audiology Department at Thomas-Davis Medical Centers in Tucson. Tom has been with the University of Arizona Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences since 1997, initially as a Clinical Instructor and ultimately as Clinical Associate Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education for Audiology. In the clinic, he works primarily adult hearing impaired population, hearing aids and cochlear implants. He is responsible for coursework regarding hearing aids, cochlear implants and hearing conservation. His clinical and research interests include the psychosocial implications of hearing impairment in the elderly and advanced hearing instrument technology.
Dr. Muller manages the Pima County Hearing Aid Bank, a cooperative program of the Sertoma, the Community Outreach Program for the Deaf and the U of A Hearing Clinic through which low-income individuals can obtain hearing aids at a very low cost. He is a commissioner for and past chair of the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and is a member in good standing of the American Academy of Audiology, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 2010 he won the University of Arizona's College of Science Innovation in Teaching for his work developing a model of clinical provision and supervision to foster independence in 3rd year AuD students. In 2011 he won the Larry Mauldin Award for Excellence in Education, a national award given to one audiologist each year.
Aileen Wong, AuD, CCC-A is an associate clinical professor in Audiology and a Research Audiologist in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. She holds a blended position and spends her time instructing audiology graduate students in the on-campus clinic and conducting research in Dr. Nicole Marrone's Audiologic Research Laboratory. As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Wong's research informs her clinical practice, and her experiences in clinic guide her research.
Dr. Wong also serves on the SLHS Department's Equity and Inclusion Committee. She earned all three of her degrees from the University of Arizona including a Bachelor of Science in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, and a Doctor of Audiology. She also has completed the American Board of Audiology's Certificate Holder-Audiology Preceptor program. Dr. Wong's professional interests include health care disparities and service for diverse populations, increasing access to resources for minority/under-resourced populations, health literacy, and the role of peer/family support in treatment.
Amy Wheeler AuD, CCC-A, F-AAA is a graduate of Utah State University and joins UArizona following 14 years of working as an audiologist in a clinical outpatient ENT setting. Prior to joining the clinical faculty, she supervised AuD students in a clinical setting for 5 years. Dr. Wheeler trains and mentors 1st and 2nd year AuD students and currently programs the Audiology Workshop held each fall.